Kakuli
February 7, 2010
Buffalo bull
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Safari testimonial – Sharon Haeger
January 28, 2010
Sharon Haeger was a guest on one of my photographic safaris in the Luangwa valley last year. She recently sent me a testimonial with some wonderful photographs that she took on the safari.
“Not only is Patrick an award winning photographer, he is also an experienced and intuitive guide. On our first drive out from Lion Camp, Patrick spotted spots. A leopard! Patrick was not only able to find her in the brush but follow her as she hunted guinea fowl in and around the trees, scrub and tall grass. Patrick maneuvered us into the best position for photos and guided me to take the best shots I have ever taken. What a fantastic experience and on the first day! Every day afterward we had great sightings of elephant, kudu, bush buck, hippos, and a pride of lions (aptly called the “Hollywood Lions”) with three adorable and active cubs. For most of the time we were the only vehicle at a sighting, and it was easy for Patrick to adjust our position for the best photos.
With Patrick’s patient and skilled instruction I was able to improve my photography 100 percent. Patrick can instruct photographers of all levels from beginners to the most experienced. I highly recommend a photographic safari with Patrick and I will be joining him again this year.”
If you are interested in joining me on one of my safaris in the Luangwa in 2010 please click here
Here are just a few of the images that Sharon took on her safari last year:
Yawning leopard
Elephants from the air
Lion cub drinking
Zebra foal
Territorial display
Yawnage..
January 20, 2010
Lions yawn a lot which makes sense considering all the sleeping that they do. In fact most of what they do is sleep – up to 20 hrs a day which can be very frustrating for us wildlife photographers. I spend a lot of my time with lions and as a result have a huge collection of yawning photographs.. A few images…
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Inspection..
January 8, 2010
I’m still in Lusaka and it looks like I will be here for at least another month before I can head back to the Luangwa Valley. I have been slowly plowing my way through all my images from this past year and this shot of a baboon mother grooming her baby came up in today’s files. Very cute!
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Nature’s Best award
December 22, 2009
This photograph of an elephant calf dozing while supported by its mother’s legs was highly honoured in the recent Nature’s Best Photography competition in the United States. It was also one of the most popular and best selling images at my ‘Living Luangwa’ exhibition. Limited edition prints are still available and you can order them online from my website by clicking here. I have also recently updated my gallery so there are a number of new prints available for purchase. Click here to take a look.
Secure
The image is included in this year’s Nature’s Best portfolio – there are 138 images selected from over 20,000 entries from 56 different countries. The portfolio is published in a collector’s edition of Nature’s Best magazine. Click here if you would like to order a copy.
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Exhibition closes
December 20, 2009
It has been a very busy month for me but my exhibition has now come to an end and things are quietening down just in time for Christmas. The exhibition was a great success – it was titled ‘Living Luangwa’ and featured 50 of my favourite images from my last 4 years work in the Luangwa valley. Here are a few of the most popular photographs although seeing them at web size doesn’t do them justice – printed large, framed and lit well makes all the difference..
Hollywood
Clash of the Titans
Kaingo
Broken Mopane
Kakuli
Milky way
Making waves
Geronimo!
Wet feet
Lashes
Skimming
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Carmine bee-eater in flight
November 25, 2009
I managed to get a few hours of editing in today. I took this photo a couple days before I left the valley from one of my good friend Derek Shenton’s fabulous photographic hides. This one is built specifically for photographing carmine bee-eaters and is in a boat tied up to a tree in the river. Check it out here.
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